Fire belly newt - White thing

[BernasPT]

Hi guys,

Today for the first time i notice this white thing in my newt, its a feri belly newt. i don't now if this happens because is very hot temperatures. When i put some water in him, this white thing disappear but when he is dry it comes back again.
He does not shows any signs of illness, and eats every 2 days, withs bloodworms, small mealworm and crikets.
Since he arrived, like 1 month and 2 weeks, he don't go to the water very frequently, spends the most off is time in land.

Sory for my english and hope you can help me


Here is the photos

https://imgur.com/ThZQ7LI

https://imgur.com/JDCdzUh

 

[ciara]

Hi, I know this is a late reply, but usually when chinese fire bellied newts come out of the water and dry up they get a silvery sheen, once they go back into the water it disappears after a while. From the photos that seems to be what is happening, whenever I notice my newts seem too dry I pour a bit of water over them. If the temperature of the water is too hot you need to get a few fans blowing on the surface of the water/ use frozen dechlorinated water bottles floated in the tank to cool the water down. You could invest in a chiller, usually fans only cool the water by a few degrees, depends how warm it gets. The newt may be staying out of the water due to the temperature of it.